Health service indicators

HIV prevention strategies depend on the twin efforts of care and
support for those living with HIV or AIDS, and targeted prevention for all
people at risk or vulnerable to the infection. These efforts may range from
reaching out to vulnerable communities through large-scale educational campaigns
or interpersonal communication; provision of treatment for STIs; distribution of
condoms and needles; creating and enabling environment to reduce risky
behaviour; providing access to voluntary testing and counselling; home or
institutional care for persons with symptomatic HIV infection; and preventing
perinatal transmission and transmission through infected needles or blood in
health care settings. It is difficult to capture such a large range of
activities with one or just a few indicators. However, a set of well-established
health care indicators - such as the percentage of a population with access to
health care services; the percentage of women covered by antenatal care; or the
percentage of immunized children - may help to identify general strengths and
weaknesses of health systems. Specific indicators, such as access to testing and
blood screening for HIV, help to measure the capacity of health services to
respond to HIV/AIDS - related issues.

·Access to health
care

Indicators

Year

Estimate

Source

% of population with access to health services - total:

% of population with access to health services - urban:

% of population with access to health services - rural:

Contraceptive prevalence rate (%):

% of births attended by trained health personnel:

% of 1-yr-old children fully immunized - DPT:

1995-1998

93

UNICEF

% of 1-yr-old children fully immunized - Polio:

1995-1998

93

UNICEF

% of 1-yr-old children fully immunized - Measles:

1995-1998

91

UNICEF

Proportion of blood donations tested:

% of ANC clinics where HIV testing is available:

HIV/AIDS Hospital Occupancy Rate (Days):

Male and female condoms are the only technology available that
can prevent sexual transmission of HIV and other STIs. Persons exposing
themselves to the risk of sexual transmission of HIV should have consistent
access to high quality condoms. AIDS Programmes implement activities to increase
both availability of and access to condoms. The two condom availability
indicators below are intended to highlight areas of strength and weakness at the
beginning and end of the distribution system so that programmatic resources can
be directed appropriately to problem areas.

·Condom availability
(central level)

Prevention Indicator 2: Availability of condoms in the country
over the last 12 months (central level).

Year

Area

N

Rate

Comments:Sources:

·Condom availability
(peripheral level)

Prevention Indicator 3: Proportion of people who can acquire a
condom (peripheral level).